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Museum Nights: Noche de Museo

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

¡Disfruta de noches de museo! Join us to celebrate our newest exhibition, Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: the Rice Collection of Cuban Art, with film, music, dance and more! It’s the opening night of the 19th Gainesville Latino film festival with the showing of the Brazilian political drama A Bruddah’s Mind. Delicious nibbles, […]

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Art and Mindfulness: Sound Meditation

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

This series of guided meditations, led by instructors from the UF Mindfulness team, is inspired by art in the Harn collections and held at the museum. Take a break from your regular schedule to slow down, experience stillness, and re-charge.  Forty minutes of guided meditation is followed by an art spotlight tour. Please register through […]

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Jerry as Mentor & Friend: A Community Conversation

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Join us to swap stories about artist Jerry Uelsmann (1934–2022). Hear from his students and colleagues about his one-of-a-kind personality, working method and penchant for jokes. Even if you didn’t know Jerry personally, this forum will add a sparkling dimension to the photography on view in the commemorative exhibition Jerry Uelsmann: A Celebration of His […]

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Artist Talk: Esterio Segura

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Artist Esterio Segura (Cuba, 1970) will discuss his work on display in the exhibition Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art. The artist behind the sculpture titled Hybrid of a Chrysler (versión con pasaporte) (version with passport), showcased outside the museum, will take us through his explorations involving travel, machines and hybrids. He […]

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HESCAH Talk: Chic Radicals: Street Drag as Critical Performance Art in the 1970s

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Dr. David Getsy will lecture on the intersections of drag and performance art in 1970s New York City. His talk intersects with two of his current works in progress: one, a monograph on Stephen Varble, known for his genderqueer and guerilla-style street performances; the other, a multi-artist study which examines the rise of downtown performance […]

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Museum Nights: Celebrating Indigenous People’s Week

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a holiday that celebrates and raises awareness of the many cultures of Indigenous or Native American peoples across the United States. Museum Nights joins the Gainesville community to celebrate the day all week, and to embrace indigenous peoples from throughout the Americas. Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes that Native people are the […]

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Artist Talk: José Bedia

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Artist José Bedia will discuss his work on view. A living master draftsman and installation artist, Bedia left Cuba in the early 1990s for Mexico and later relocated to Miami. His work is a singular synthesis of the artistic traditions of Africa and the indigenous Americas.    Image credit: José Bedia, "Más de lo mismo […]

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Collector’s Talk

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Collectors Susie and Mitchell Rice, Guest Curators Gabriela Azcuy and David Horta and Harn Chief Curator and Curator of Modern Art Dulce Román will join in a conversation about collecting and supporting the dynamic artists of Cuba.    Image credit: Emilio Sánchez, "Casita verde y blanca (Little Green and White House)," c. 1990s, Collection of […]

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Art & Mindfulness: Settling into the Moment with Kindness

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

This series of guided meditations, led by instructors from the UF Mindfulness team, is inspired by art in the Harn collections and held at the museum. Take a break from your regular schedule to slow down, experience stillness, and re-charge.  Forty minutes of guided meditation is followed by an art spotlight tour. Please register through […]

Free

Museum Days: Our Cuba

Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Celebrate Cuba’s creative spirit at your art museum! Enjoy docent-led tours of Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art then come together in community with UF’s Cuban American Student Association to participate in arts-inspired, cultural activities. This free program is welcome to all ages and family dynamics. 

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